Kashmiri religious group issues dress code for tourists
July 4th, 2012 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 4 (IANS) A Kashmiri religious group Jamaat-e-Islami has asked tourists visiting the valley to follow a "proper dress code" and told the tourism department to enforce it."Some tourists, ... Read more...
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Punjab Congress leader held for immoral activities
June 10th, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Ferozepur (Punjab), June 10 (IANS) A senior Congress leader who had contested January's assembly election was Sunday arrested by police in this border town of Punjab on charges of immoral ... Read more...
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Probe into abuse by Haryana cops in women’s shelter (Lead)
June 6th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 6 (IANS) The Haryana Police Wednesday announced a high-level committee to probe allegations that its own officials were involved in the exploitation of inmates of a government funded ... Read more...
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Valentine’s Day not Christian fest: Malaysian churches
February 11th, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 11 (IANS) Valentine's Day is a secular observance that is not celebrated by churches anywhere, the Council of Churches of Malaysia said Friday, responding to a raging controversy in ... Read more...
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Malaysian Youth wings condemn state govt’s proposed Valentine’s Day crackdown
February 11th, 2011 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 11 (ANI): Malaysian youth wings of MCA, Gerakan and DAP have reportedly condemned PAS youth's proposed crackdown on Valentine's Day, saying moral policing is an indication that the Pakatan ... Read more...
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Malaysia’s Sisters of Islam tells party not to play Valentine’s Day moral police
February 10th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by ANI
Petaling Jaya (Malaysia), Feb.10 (ANI): The Sisters in Islam (SIS) has hit out at PAS Youth over its controversial plans to "check" sinful activities and play the moral police on Valentine's Day.The ... Read more...
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Kuwait parliamentary committee rejects ban on bikinis
February 2nd, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Feb 2 (ANI): A parliamentary committee in Kuwait has rejected a motion that aimed to ban bikinis, saying it was unconstitutional.The motion, submitted in November by members of the Development and ... Read more...
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I’m proud to be a prostitute, says 81-yr-old gran of X Factor hopeful
November 25th, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 25 (ANI): An 81-year-old British grandmother of an X Factor contestant has said that she is proud to be a prostitute even though her shocked family has disowned her.X ... Read more...
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Manipuri militant outfit’s chief held in West Bengal
March 15th, 2010 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 15 (IANS) Three militants, including the chief of the outlawed Manipuri insurgent outfit Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), have been arrested from West Bengal's Darjeeling district, police said Monday.
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‘Merrymaking’ in Argentina lands Pak hockey stars in trouble
December 24th, 2009 - 3:25 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Dec. 24 (ANI): Partying with foreign girls during the just concluded Champions Challenge in Argentina has landed Pakistani hockey players in a big trouble.The Pakistan National Assembly's Standing Committee on Sports ... Read more...
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Budget hotels in Malaysia being turned into sex dens
December 16th, 2009 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Dec 16 (ANI): The Alor Star City Council has found that 90 per cent of the city's budget lodgings are fire traps.Many such places have also become dens for immoral ... Read more...
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Nabbed Manipuri militant planned to set up base in Delhi: Police
June 28th, 2009 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) A terrorist belonging to the outlawed Manipuri militant organization Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), who was arrested Saturday, was trying to set up a base in the ... Read more...
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Liquor bottles, condoms in temple trust guest house spark row
February 6th, 2009 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 6 (IANS) A controversy erupted Friday involving Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), which manages the affairs of famous Tirumala temple, after empty liquor bottles and used condoms were found in the ... Read more...
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Srinagar police remove hoardings ‘warning’ young couples
February 3rd, 2009 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 3 (IANS) Hoardings "threatening and warning youth against indulging in immoral activities" were Tuesday removed from a locality in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, the police said.The hoardings ... Read more...
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Taliban backed supporters forbid women from eating out in Quetta
January 25th, 2009 - 3:52 pm ICT by ANI
Quetta, Jan. 25 (ANI): After putting numerous restrictions on women in the Swat Valley, the Taliban influence is increasingly posing a threat to the freedom of women across the rest of ... Read more...
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Militancy in Pakistan’s northwest impacts on Balochistan women
January 25th, 2009 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 25 (IANS) The impact of militant activities in Pakistan's northwest has spilled over to the equally turbulent Balochistan province in the south, with women being increasingly marginalised at the bidding ... Read more...
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Zardari warns Nawaz against harming coalition
November 20th, 2008 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Nov 20 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Zardari is learnt to have called up PML-N leader and former premier Nawaz Sharif last evening to convey his strong displeasure over distribution of ... Read more...
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Mamata Banerjee to abstain from trust vote (Lead)
July 21st, 2008 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 21 (IANS) Scotching all speculation, the Trinamool Congress announced Monday that it would abstain in the Lok Sabha trust vote but clarified that it did not support the India-US civil ... Read more...
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Valentine’s Day cards set afire in Hyderabad
February 14th, 2008 - 6:32 pm ICT by admin
Hyderabad, Feb 14 (IANS) Activists of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s student wing Thursday attacked a shop selling Valentine's Day gifts here and set fire to greeting cards. They also threatened to ... Read more...
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Shiv Sena protests St.Valentines Day in New Delhi
February 14th, 2008 - 3:21 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb.14 (ANI): Activists of the Hindu fundamentalist political party Shiv Sena on Wednesday staged a token protest at Central Delhis Jantar Mantar against St.Valentines Day celebrations in the capital.
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